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Discussion: Judge Rule NH’s Spending on Special Needs Education is Inadequate

The NH Supreme Court recently ruled that NH is underfunding educational programs for students with disabilities. Education expert Drew Cline…

Bourbon With A Mission: Your Chance to Win 34 of the Finest Bourbons

Bourbon With A Mission” Charity Raffle What if you had a chance to win over 30 bottles of the most…

Amb. Carla Sands: How Trump Brought Putin to the Negotiation Table

Former US Ambassador Carla Sands (Denmark-Greenland) shares her observations of the Trump Administration’s handling of the Russia-Ukraine diplomatic meetings and…

Nate Shrader: Democratic Senate Primary Just Got Interesting

Will there be an internal battle within the Democratic Party between the moderate and progressive wings? With the recent announcement…

Damien Fisher: Clarmount Budget Woes, Who is to Blame?

Who is to blame for the budget deficit/shortfall at the Clarmount School District? As finger-pointing intensifies amongst the school staff,…

Peter Pitts: The Need for Non-profit Hospital Reform

Heathcare expert Peter Pitts discusses his latest study on non-profit healthcare providers in Connecticut. Peter’s investigation found a lack of…

Laina Barakat: Classical music is for every one

We are joined by Laina Barakat, Executive Director, Monadnock Music, who discusses the history of Monadnock Music and the importance…

George Hansel: 90 percent of college students fake progressive belief

Regular contributor and policy analyst George Hansel and host Jeff discuss the oddities related to the Nashua-China water/property deal worthy…

Cassie Smedile: The Democratic Party has abandoned the kitchen table issues

Communication and policy, Cassie Smedile joins host Jeff Chidester to discuss how members of the Democratic Party seem to have…

The Independent Brief with Taylor Hathorn: UN Failures and Putin-Trump-

Taylor Hathorn returns for her monthly visit, ‘The Indepenat Briefing’ to provide a historical understanding of the UN, why the…

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